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Council adopts senior housing overlay for parcel near Jakers site
Summary
Springville City Council approved Ordinance 15-2025 to apply a previously adopted senior housing overlay zone to a parcel east of the Jakers site, allowing senior independent living cottages co-located with assisted living or memory care.
Springville City Council voted unanimously to amend the zoning map and apply the senior housing overlay zone to Parcel 23:031:0089, at approximately 300 South 950 West, under Ordinance 15-2025.
City planner Josh described the proposal as the conclusion of a multi-step entitlement process. He told the council that the parcel’s base zoning is Neighborhood Commercial and that the overlay allows senior independent-living cottages for residents aged 62 or older that do not require 24-hour skilled nursing. The overlay requires senior independent-living units to be co-located with an assisted living or memory care facility; Josh said that condition is met at the site north of the existing assisted-living facility.
The overlay sets maximum units per acre in the code; Josh said the code establishes that cap but did not give a firm unit count for the specific project. He said the independent-living cottages must be a single commercial use under common ownership and cannot be condominiumized.
Council members asked about likely impacts on public-safety and utilities. Staff said standard impact fees account for additional demand on emergency services and that water and other utility fees will reflect the project’s final configuration. The planning commission recommended the overlay unanimously, Josh said.
On the motion to approve, the council recorded affirmative votes from Logan (yes), Mindy (yes), Jake (yes), Mike (yes) and Greg (yes). The ordinance passed.
The council discussion noted that the overlay’s design requirements and owner-occupancy conditions remain part of the code; future project submittals will need to demonstrate compliance with the adopted overlay standards.
